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Hombre means MAN... Paul Newman is HOMBRE!

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John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws. Full summary » | Full synopsis »

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Anachronisms: John Russell's sidearm during the film is a Colt Single Action Army revolver with a 7" barrel. However, in the final scene where Russell is on the ground exchanging shots with the vaquero the revolver has changed to a modern (and not yet invented) large frame double action revolver.See more »

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Braden:Hey, what's going on? Jessie:I'm moving you out. I want you to take your socks, your cigar stubs, your long johns, and your nickel-plated sheriff's badge, and amble back down the hall to your own room. Braden:I like it here. Jessie:Can't quite remember how you got squatter's rights in here, anyhow. Seems to me you came by one night to ask for an extra blanket and stayed a year.See more »

Superbly written and acted, Hombre is one of the two or three best
end-of-the-West Westerns ever made.

Based on the Elmore Leonard novel and starring Paul Newman, Hombre is the
story of John Russell, a white man raised by Apaches forced by circumstances
to be responsible for the lives of a group of people who despise
him.

Newman is sterling as Russell, whose sense of honor puts him into a no-win
situation, and whose tenacity will not allow him to back off. Richard Boone
was rarely better than as Cicero Grimes, who matches Russell, steely-eyed
glare for steely-eyed glare. His performance here is on par with his
portrayal of gang-leader John Fain in Big Jake, just a few years
later.

Grimes: Well, now. Now what do you suppose hell is gonna look
like?
Russell: We all die. It's just a question of when.

Also outstanding are Diane Cilento, Barbara Rush, and Martin Balsam. A
strong performance by character actor Frank Silvera as an unnamed Mexican
bandit is one of the film's many gems.

Russell: (after wounding the Bandit)I would have done better, but I think
you moved.
Bandit: You can be sure I moved!

The magnificently desolate northern Arizona desert becomes an additional
character in the film.

If you are looking for the ultimate tough-guy film, you need look no further
than Hombre.

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